Freshman guard Braylon Mullins made a career-high five 3-pointers and matched his season best with 17 points as No. 4 UConn beat Xavier 90-67 on Wednesday.

Preview the Dec 31 matchup between the UConn Huskies and Xavier Musketeers with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

In its toughest test of the season, Xavier ended 2025 with its second dud in three Big East games as No. 4 UConn cruised at Cintas Center.

UConn breezed through Providence behind 35 combined points from Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd.

UConn men's basketball head coach Dan Hurley chats with Big East Conference Commissioner Val Ackerman during 2025 Big East Basketball Media Day at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Coaches and players from UConn and other Big East schools gathered to speak with the media about the upcoming 2025-26 basketball season.

Xavier fires a lot of 3s but has been off target of late on those distance attempts (30.1% accuracy mark in December). In their tougher games, the Musketeers have registered uneven performances. Losses to KenPom No. 18 Iowa (Nov. 14) and KenPom No. 44 Creighton (Dec. 17) by an average of 30 points don't bode well for this contest off a layoff.

Dan Hurley breaks down UConn’s win over Xavier and has some fun figuring out that he will be home in time for the ball to drop on the new year.